Stand for vending-machines.



PATENTED AUG. 1, 1905,

J. E. PACKARD.

STAND FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 91 1904.

No. 796,007. I j g PATBNTED AUG.1 ,'1905. Y J. B. PACKARD; j

STAND FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED D20- 9, 1904. I

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f UNITED sTATEs JOHN E. PACKARD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TOMULTI-VEND- PATENT OFFICE.

ING COMPANY, OF PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, A CORPORATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

STAND I- OR VENDING-MACHINES- Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedAug. 1, 1905.

Application filed December 9, 1904. Serial No. 236,149.

chines, &c., of which the following is a specification.

The stand of the present invention is intended for use more especiallywith vendingmachines, although it may be employed as a support for otherdevices or structures; and the object of the invention is to produce astand which shall be strong and rigid and adapted to be positioned upona level support or surface or upon a support or surface having diflerentdegrees of inclination. In use with vending-machines it is oftennecessary to position the machine upon a sloping sidewalk or othersloping surface, and it is highly desirable that under suchcircumstances the vendingmachine itself maintain a vertical position,and the stand or support is adjustable to vertically support thevending-machine at all times.

Another object of the invention is to combine simplicity ofconstructionwith ease of adjustment and a high degree of rigidity andstrength.

A final object of theinvention is to provide means for securing andlocking the vending or other machine to the stand by the provision of abracket, which is intended to be used in combination with the support orstand by so arranging the parts that the position of the vending-machinewill serve to lock and maintain the parts rigidly together.

The invention consists in the features of construction and comblnatlonof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings illustrating the inventlon, Figure 1 is a front View ofthe stand or bracket; Fig. 2, a side View of the same, showing the rearwall of the vending-machine sectioned; Fig. 3, a detail of the upperpart of the stand and attached parts; Fig. a, a rear viewof avending-machine as positioned on the bracket; Fig. 5, a side elevationshowing the stand in'tilted position on a sloping surface, and Fig. 6 across-section of the casing. The stand or support consists of a base 1of suitable size and shape, from the center of which projects an upright2, preferably of tubular construction, and at the upper end of theupright is a T- coupling 3, having an upright tubular section 4: and across tubular section 5, into the opposite ends of which are screwthreaded cross arms 6, preferably formed of sections of pipe closed attheir ends by means of plugs 7,. which are screwed onto the cross-armsin the usual manner. Surrounding the cross-arms and on opposite sides ofthe upright and T- coupling are two straps 8, each having ashort arm 9and a projected upper or supporting arm 10, which arms are securedtogether by means of bolts 11, which clamp together thearms of thestraps and clamp the same firmly and tightly onto the cross-arm to allowthe parts to be adjusted to maintain a horizontal position for the upperor supporting arm regardless of the degree of inclination of theupright, so that the vending or other machine supported by thesupporting-arms will maintain a vertical po sition at all times. Thesupporting-arms terminate in outWardlyprojecting end flanges 12, towhich is secured a platform 13, of angle-plate, one of the flanges ofwhich serves as a support for the bottom of the vendingmachine. form andsupporting arms are upright bracket-plates 14:, formed of angle-plateand provided with bayonet-catch slots'l5 in their forwardly-projectingflanges 16, as shown in Fig. 3, which arrangement provides a firm andrigid attachment for the bracket hereinafter described.

The bracket consists of side arms 17, terminating in outwardly-projectedends 18, forming oppositely-disposed shoulders 19. The outwardlyprojected ends are properly spaced to straddle the uprightattaching-plates 1t and are provided with inwardly -'extending studs orpins 20, which are adapted to be inserted into the bayonet-catch slotsand to be dropped down thereinto to hold the bracket in position uponthe angular upright supporting bars or plates. When dropped intoposition, the shoulders 19 will abut against the upper ends 21 of theupright supports, which serve as a firm rigid base for the bracket. Thebracket is provided witha flanged lower cross-rail 22 and a similarupper rail 23, which cross-rails reinforce and properlyspace thesiderails or bars of the bracket. The top of the bracket is completed bymeansof a bar which out- Secured to the ends of the platf wardlyprojects beyond the sides of the crossrail 23 and terminates inupwardly-projecting side supports 25, between which is secured a middlesupport 26, having sides 27 and a top or supporting bar 28, to the underface of which is secured an upwardly projecting lockingtongue 29, whichis provided with a hole 30 for the purpose of passing a padlock of othersuitable locking mechanism therethrough.

If it is desirable to lock the stand to a sidewalk or other support,such locking can be easily accomplished by means of a rod 31, having onits end an eye 32, adapted to be secured by means of a hook 33, fastenedto the sidewalk or other support, and said rod passes through theupright2 and the T-coupling and has a nut 34 screw-threaded onto itsupper end, and said nut may be locked on by means of a padlock 35 orother locking means, if so desired, thereby preventing removal of thenut and the displacement of the mechanism.

The stand or support of the present invention is intended moreespecially for use with vending-machines having a casing 36 of anysuitable construction, and said casing is provided withrearwardlyprojected flanges 37, the edges of which are inwardly bent orturned to form guide-flanges 38, leaving achannel 39, which is open atthe bottom, and the wall of of the flange 38 is cut away at a suitablepoint to provide an opening 40 for a purpose to be hereinafterexplained. The casing of the vending-machine is provided with a slidablecover 41, having therein a slot or opening 42 for the projectiontherethrough of the tongue 29, by which the parts are locked together.The cover is adapted when in closed position to abut against anangle-plate 43, which connects the two flanges 38 and serves toreinforce the top of the casing.

In usethe supporting-arms are adjusted to project in horizontalposition, and the bracket is secured to the upwardly-projectingbracketplates 14 by inserting the inwardly-projecting studs or pins 20into the bayonet-catch slot 15 and allowing the bracket to drop down andbe supported by the bracket-plates to have the shoulders 19 abut againstthe upper ends of the bracket-plates, as shown in Fig. 1. Thevending-machine is then secured to the bracket and bracket-plates byraising it into a position to allow the upper end supports 25 to bepassed through the openings 39, after which the vending-machine isdropped down into place until it rests upon the shelf or platform 13, inwhich position the locking-tongue 29 will be projected through the plate43 and cover 41, as shown in Fig. 4. When in this position, the partsmay be locked by means of a padlock, which prevents the removal of thevending-machine and likewise prevents the removal of the bracket fromthe bracket-supporting plates, which removal can only be accomplished byraising the studs 20 out of the bayonet-catch slots, which raising willbe prevented by the padlock. A further safeguard against the removal ofthe bracket from the bracket-plates is afforded by the provision of theflange 38, which inelosed the outwardlyprojecting ends '18 of the siderails 17 of the bracket and prevents the unlocking of the bayonet-catch.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the arrangement isone which enables the entire device to be locked together with but asingle padlock, which serves to lock the cover to the casing and lockthe bracket to the bracket-plate, thereby preventing the removal of thevending-machine by unauthorized persons. At the same time when it isdesirable to remove or replace a vendingmachine it can be readily doneby unlocking a single padlock, which permits the parts to bedisassembled for the purpose of substituting another vending-machine orotherwise. The device is one which enables the vendingmachine to besupported in any position, and the base or support can be employed withor Without the bracket, since the latter is easily removable from orattachable to the support.

The cross-bar 43 on the rear of the vending-machine serves to enable themachine to be supported by the hand at this point and lowered down intoposition on the bracket without pinching the fingers or injuring thehand. This operation is rendered easy by the fact that the centralsupport 26 on the top of the bracket is formed to leave an open spaceinto which the hand or fingers can be inserted.

The device as a whole enables vending-machines to be used in places andunder conditions which would militate against the use of stands orbrackets of ordinary construction, thereby greatly increasing the fieldof usefulness of the vending-machine.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a support for vending-machines, &c., the combination of a base, anupright secured to the base, a cross-arm secured to the upright,supporting-arms projecting at right angles to the cross-arm, and meansfor adjusting the supporting-arms in angular relation to the upright,substantially as described.

2. In a support for vending-machines, &c., the combination of a base, anupright secured to the base, a cross-arm secured to the upright,supporting-arms projecting at right angles to the cross-arm, means foradjusting the supporting-arms in angular relation to the upright, and abracket removably secured to the supporting-arms, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a support forvending-machines, &e., the combination of a base, anuprightsecured thereto, a cross-arm secured to the uprigl'it, andsupporting-arms terminating at their attaching ends in strapssurrounding the crossarm and adjustable with respect thereto,substantially as described.

4. In a support forvending-machines, &c.,

the combination of a base, an upright secured thereto, a cross-armsecured to the upright,

vsupporting-arms terminating at their attaching ends in strapssurrounding the cross-arm and adjustable with respect thereto, and abracket removably secured to the supportingarms, su stantially asdescribed.

5. In a support for vending-machines, &c.,

the combination of a base, an upright secured thereto, a cross-armsecured to the upright, a

supporting-arm terminating at its attachingend in a strap encircling thecross-arm, a bolt for securing the free end of the strap to thesupporting-arm for clamping the supporting arm to the cross-arm andallowing it to be adjusted with respect thereto, substantiall asdescribed. Y

6. In a support for vending-machines, &c.,- the combination of a base,an upright secured thereto, a cross-arm secured to the upright, asupporting-arm terminating at 1ts attaching end 1n astrap encircling thecross-arm, a bolt for securing the free end of the strap to the thecoupling and. adjustable with respect to the cross arm, upwardlyprojecting flanges on the ends of the supporting-arms, bracketplatessecured to the flangesof the supporting-arms and provided withbayonet-catch slots, and a bracket provided with bayonet-t right,rearwardly-projectingsupporting-arms secured to the cross-arm onopposite sides of the coupling and adjustabletwith respect to thecrossarm, upwardly-projecting flanges on'the ends of thesupporting-arms, bracketplates secured to'the flanges of the supportingarms and provided with bayonet-catch slots, a bracket provided withbayonet-catch pins adapted to be inserted into'the slots, and a casingfor avending-machine provided with guideways adapted to slide down overand inclose the bayonet-catch to inclose the parts after the bracket hasbeen secured to the bracket-plates, substantially as described' 9. In asupport for vending-machines, &c., thecombination of a cross-arm,supportingarms terminating in straps encircling the cross-arm andadjustable with respect thereto,

bracket-supporting plates upwardly-extend ing from the supporting-arms,a shelf forwardly projecting between the bracket-sup porting'plates, anda bracket removably secured to the bracket-supporting plates by means ofa bayonet-catch, substantially as described. I

.JOHN E. PACKARD,

Witnesses:

WALKER BANNING, T. A. BANNING, Jr.

